Samarian Coinage 73, Rb' sheqel, Silver, 415–380 BC. Obverse: head of bearded persian king(?) to r. (almond-shaped frontal eye), wearing a jagged crown; dotted circular border. Reverse: winged lion prancing to r., head of lion side-frontal; head of bes facing below lion’s extended right paw; dotted square border; incuse square. Weight about 3.5 g, diameter 16.0 mm.
| mint | — | weight | 3.52g (4) |
| ruler | Samaria (Achaemenid province) | diameter | ⌀16.0 (3) |
| denomination | Rb' sheqel | axis | 6↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Levant | dataset |
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obverse
Head of bearded Persian king(?) to r. (almond-shaped frontal eye), wearing a jagged crown; dotted circular border
reverse
Winged lion prancing to r., head of lion side-frontal; head of Bes facing below lion’s extended right paw; dotted square border; incuse square
specimens (4)
SITNAM
3.67g
⌀16.0
6↕
SITNAM
3.26g
SITNAM
3.40g
⌀16.0
7↕
SITNAM
3.73g
⌀16.0
4↕
Cite this coin
Samarian Coinage 73 (lco.csc.73), 415–380 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/samarian-coinage-73/ (accessed: 2026-08-11). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA